ISLAMABAD — October 13, 2025: The Federal Cabinet has unanimously declared Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) a banned organisation under the Anti-Terrorism Act, acting on a Ministry of Interior summary submitted at the request of the Punjab Government. Officials cited the group’s recurrent violent mobilisations since 2016 in violation of undertakings made after the previous 2021 ban, concluding that TLP’s conduct constitutes terrorism and warrants proscription to preserve public order nationwide.
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Pakistan and the Taliban are set to hold a second round of high-level talks in Ankara to implement the Doha ceasefire framework reached on 19 October with Qatari and Turkish mediation. The agenda includes technical arrangements and external monitoring. Pakistan maintains details of the accord remain classified for security reasons; the Taliban claim a permanent ceasefire and formation of technical committees. Analysts say the Ankara round will test whether the Doha understanding matures into a durable frontier-stabilisation mechanism contingent on Taliban restraint of groups including the TTP.
Cross-border trade at Chaman, suspended for ten days amid escalated hostilities, has entered phased restoration. More than 300 stranded trucks are being cleared under strict monitoring as part of a three-step normalisation plan following an “immediate ceasefire” understanding in Doha.
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The Taliban administration has separately ordered immediate construction of a dam on the transboundary Kunar River, asserting sovereign control over water resources. Analysts warn the absence of a water-sharing framework could inject a new friction layer atop the security file.
BALOCHISTAN
ISKP claimed a targeted attack in Nushki that killed two police personnel, prompting search operations. In Quetta, a bomb planted on a motorcycle at the railway station was neutralised by the Bomb Disposal Squad. In Kalat and Mastung, security forces engaged armed groups along the Karachi–Quetta Highway during overnight clearance; quadcopters were deployed, while casualty figures remain unconfirmed. In Zamuran, post-attack operations are continuing. A missing police officer, SDPO Muhammad Yousuf Reki, was found dead in Killi Sharbat Khan with motive and perpetrators under investigation. In Surab, security forces clashed with militants linked to the BLA; militant channels announced two fatalities, pending official verification.
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KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
In Tank District, terrorists demolished a newly established girls’ primary school with explosives, an attack officials framed as a strike on social development. At Ghakhi Pass, a peace jirga led by the local brigade commander secured tribal pledges of cooperation with security forces. In Lakki Marwat, two targeted killings were recorded — an Education Department accountant in Naurang and security official Rafiullah at his residence days before his wedding — attributed to the proscribed Fitna al-Khawarij, reflecting a rising pattern against education and state personnel. In Sholam, Wana, six militants were killed in an intelligence-based operation, with clearance continuing. In Sarband (Lakki Marwat), an IED detonated during a targeted sweep, killing six terrorists and injuring four.
SINDH
CTD Karachi arrested two high-value suspects from the banned Zainabiyoun Brigade — Israr Hussain Gilgiti and Masoom Raza alias Amirullah alias Imran Mota — both listed in the CTD Red Book. Imran Mota is linked to multiple sectarian killings and the 2012 assassination attempt on Maulana Aurangzeb Farooqi. Officials praised the operation as a major gain against sectarian militancy.
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